The average wage in the general category of Postsecondary Education jobs is $23 per hour or $57,220 per year in Washington, and an average of $23 per hour or $64,226 per year nationwide. Physical education professors earn less than people working in the category of Postsecondary Education generally in Washington and less than people in the Postsecondary Education category nationally. People working as physical education professors can fill a number of jobs, such as: physical education department chair , human performance professor, and physical education professor .

There are sixty-five schools of higher education in the Seattle area, including five within twenty-five miles of Seattle where you can get a degree to start your career as a physical education professor. The most common level of education for physical education professors is a Master's degree. You can expect to spend about six years training to become a physical education professor if you already have a high school diploma, or just 2 years starting with a Bachelor's degree.

CAREER DESCRIPTION: Physical Education Professor

Physical education professors maintain student attendance records and other required records. They also participate in campus and community events. Equally important, physical education professors have to evaluate and grade students' class work and papers. They are often called upon to maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. They are expected to keep abreast of developments in their field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. Finally, physical education professors participate in student recruitment and placement efforts.

Every day, physical education professors are expected to be able to articulate ideas and problems. They need to speak clearly. It is also important that they listen to and understand others in meetings.

It is important for physical education professors to compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. They are often called upon to ready and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy and conditioning theory. They also supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. They are sometimes expected to conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals or electronic media. Somewhat less frequently, physical education professors are also expected to conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals or electronic media.

Physical education professors sometimes are asked to serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies and academic issues. They also have to be able to furnish professional consulting services to government or industry and compile and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. And finally, they sometimes have to compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

Like many other jobs, physical education professors must be reliable and have exceptional integrity.

English Professor. Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature.

Graduate Research Assistant. Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.

Math Professor. Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations.

Nursing Professor. Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.

Vocational Instructor. Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Physical Education Professor Training

Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA

Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1997. Seattle Pacific University is a small university located in Seattle, Washington. It is a private not-for-profit school with primarily 4-year or above programs. It has 3,891 students and an admission rate of 84%. Seattle Pacific University has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree program in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management which graduated six and two students respectively in 2008.

Lake Washington Technical College - Kirkland, WA

Lake Washington Technical College, 11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034-8506. Lake Washington Technical College is a small college located in Kirkland, Washington. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 3,010 students. Lake Washington Technical College has less than one year, one to two year, and associate's degree programs in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management which graduated one, sixteen, and eighteen students respectively in 2008.

Bellevue College - Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA 98007-6484. Bellevue College is a large college located in Bellevue, Washington. It is a public school with primarily 4-year or above programs and has 11,748 students. Bellevue College has a less than one year program in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management which graduated three students in 2008.

Seattle University - Seattle, WA

Seattle University, 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4340. Seattle University is a medium sized university located in Seattle, Washington. It is a private not-for-profit school with primarily 4-year or above programs. It has 7,560 students and an admission rate of 65%. Seattle University has a master's degree program in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management which graduated eleven students in 2008.

Northwest University - Kirkland, WA

Northwest University, 5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98083-0579. Northwest University is a small university located in Kirkland, Washington. It is a private not-for-profit school with primarily 4-year or above programs. It has 1,310 students and an admission rate of 79%. Northwest University has a bachelor's degree program in Health and Physical Education which graduated three students in 2008.

CERTIFICATIONS

Personal FitnessTrainer:
A three-day certification workshop including lectures, practical demonstrations and written and practical exams.

Certified Health Fitness Specialist:
The ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) is a degreed health and fitness professional qualified to pursue a career in university, corporate, commercial, hospital, and community settings.

Basic Certified Casting Instructor:
The Casting Instructor Certification Program began in 1992 for the purpose of enhancing the overall level of instruction in fly casting, including instructor knowledge, casting proficiency, and teaching ability.

USDF Certified Instructor:
The USDF Instructor Certification Program is designed to educate dressage instructors and aspiring instructors who demonstrate the knowledge and abilities necessary to teach the classical concepts of dressage and meet specified proficiency standards.

LOCATION INFORMATION: Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington photo by Dschwen

Seattle is located in King County, Washington. It has a population of over 598,541, which has grown by 6.2% in the past ten years. The cost of living index in Seattle, 126, is far greater than the national average. New single-family homes in Seattle are valued at $206,700 on average, which is well below the state average. In 2008, five hundred ninety-five new homes were built in Seattle, down from seven hundred seventy-five the previous year.

The three big industries for women in Seattle are health care, professional, scientific, and technical services, and educational services. For men, it is professional, scientific, and technical services, construction, and educational services. The average commute to work is about 25 minutes. More than 47.2% of Seattle residents have a bachelor's degree, which is higher than the state average. The percentage of residents with a graduate degree, 17.3%, is higher than the state average.

The unemployment rate in Seattle is 7.8%, which is less than Washington's average of 8.7%.

The percentage of Seattle residents that are affiliated with a religious congregation, 37.3%, is less than the national average but more than the state average. The largest religious groups are the Catholic Church, the LDS (Mormon) Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Seattle is home to the Berth 5 and the Akli Point Lighthouse as well as Lincoln Park and Myrtle Edwards Park. Shopping centers in the area include Lake City Shopping Center, Westwood Village Shopping Center and Oak Tree Village Shopping Center. Visitors to Seattle can choose from A-1 Motel, Arlington Suites and Marriott Sea-Tac Airport for temporary stays in the area.